Toy typewriter



`Iuly 18, 1939.

H. BATES TOY TYPEWRITER original Filed Nov. 1e, 1954 s sheets-sheet 1 muli INVENTOR ATTORN EY H. BATES TOY TYPEWRITER July 18, 1939.

Original Filed Nv. 16, 1954 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 ATTORNEY H. BATES TOY TYPEWRITER July 18, 1939.

Original Filed Nov. 16, 1934 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 INVENTOR ATTORNEY Patented July 18, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT GFFICE TOY TYPEWR'ITER Harry Bates, New York, N. Y., assignor to Bates Laboratories, Inc., New York, N. Y.

21 Claims.

This application is a substitute for my application Serial No. 753,252, filed Nov. 16, 1934, which was' unintentionally abandoned on or about September 4, 1938.

The subject matter of the present invention deals with a toy typewriter and more particularly is concerned with an educational toy simulating in appearance and keyboard a portable typewriter and comprising means particularly adapted and conveniently utilized to print characters against a rotatable and step by step laterally shiftable platen.

The invention has as an object to provide a toy typewriter having a bodily and horizontally shiftable keyboard for selectively setting a type wheel in a predetermined position in respect to a platen preparatory to printing.

The invention has as another object to provide a bodily depressable keyboard for tilting a type wheel towards and against the platen to carry into effect the step of printing.

The invention has as another object the provision of a slidable keyboard carriage shiftable in response to lateral displacement of the keyboard, and having means for setting a type wheel to a predetermined position corresponding to the displacement of the keyboard.

The invention has as another object the provision of a rectilnearly displaceable carriage adapted to support a bodily depressable casing simulating a standard keyboard of a portable typewriter.

The invention has as a further object the provision of stop means to limit horizontal displacement of the keyboard and its supporting carriage in the selection of a character on the type wheel and locking means to prevent displacement of the carriage after the selected character has been set to a predetermined position before the platen.

Ihe invention has as a further object the provision of a bodily shiftable keyboard for actuating a slidable carriage to set a rotatable type Wheel in a certain position preparatory to printing, the keyboard being bodily shiftable relative to the carriage for bodily displacing the previously positioned type wheel to cast an impression against the platen.

The invention has as a further object the provision of means operable pursuant to removal of manual pressure from the keyboard for bodily raising the latter after having been bodily depressed to arrange the type wheel against the platen.

The invention has as a further object the provision of means for automatically horizontally retracting and selfcentering the keyboard after the latter has been shifted either to the right or left from its normal position for selecting and positioning a desired character on the type wheel before the platen.

The invention has as a still further object to provide a toy typewriter having large and small type and means for normally printing a selected character of the small type and other meansl for elevating the type wheel preparatory to printing a selected character of the large type.

The invention has as a further object the pro- Vision of a type wheel carried by a normally vertically disposed shaft adapted to be actuated and set by the displacement of the keyboard supporting carriage and mechanism responsive on bodily downward displacement of the keyboard relative to its carriage for tilting the shaft and bodily advancing a selected portion of the type wheel against the platen.

Further objects, advantages and features of the invention will appear as the description herein progresses, reference being made to the accompanying drawings in which:

Fig. 1 is a plan View of the toy typewriter according to the invention shown partly broken away to disclose the internal construction.

Fig. 2 is a transverse section taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section taken on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a detail which shows the normal position of an oscillatable stop or finger piece member and associated locking means carried by the stop but illustrated in a nonlocking relation with a rack of the keyboard carriage.

Fig. 5 is a View similar to Fig. 4 but showing the locking means interconnected with the keyboard carriage to prevent lateral displacement of the latter.

Fig. 6 is a perspective View of the rockable link system operatively connected to the keyboard and its slidable supporting carriage.

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the escapement means for actuating the platen carriage step by step and Fig. 8 showsI a yoke carried by an extension common to and actuated by either of the shift key levers of the herein disclosed typewriter for elevating a type wheel and positioning large type thereof in proper relation to a platen.

The toy typewriter according to the invention comprises base lll on which is fixedly mounted. the inverted U-shaped support ll having front and rear inwardly turned marginal portions or flanges i2 dening longitudinally disposed channels adapted to slidably guide a keyboard supn porting carriage generally designated i3. More specincally, the lower wall lil of carriage i3 is slidably conined or guided in a longitudinally disposed track formed by the upper wall lo of support il and. the inwardly disposed flanges l2 thereof.

Integral with wall lll is a pair of spaced upstanding sides lli and il, and each of these sides embodies an outwardly and laterally disposed portion it having depending anges l2.

Associated with the shiftable carriage i3 is a depressible but selfraising keyboard broadly denoted 2Q. rThis keyboard is a one-piece hollow member and comprises an upper inclined wall 2i, depending front and rear walls E2 and 23, and depending side walls and 2li.

Suitably struck out from the upper inclined wall 2l of the keyboard is a plurality of spaced bosses 25 simulating keys of a typewriter keyboard, each of the bosses having an arcuately depressed portion El and each of the latter carries suitable indicia, such as '28. Thus formed, the keyboard according to the invention, simulates the appearance Vof a standard keyboard of a conventional typewriter.

The keyboard iid may be vertically depressed and bodily moved away from its supporting carriage. For this purpose, a pair of cooperating links or levers such as 29 and are disposed between adjacent sides of the keyboard and the keyboard carriage, the remote ends of each pair of links being pivotally sustained on studs 3i, inwardly overhanging and secured to the spaced sides 2li and 25 of the keyboard.

Intermediate portions ci corresponding links or levers of each pair are interconnected by a squared shaft 32, the ends of which are closely or non-rotatably confined in correspondingly shaped openings in the links. If, therefore, the links are actuated, the squared shafts will be rocked or partially rotated, that is, correspondingly actuated. It will be noted, however, that the spaced squared rocking shafts 32 are journalled in circular openings 33 in the sides l@ and il of the keyboard carriage l.

The forward link 29 of each pair carries an outwardly projecting fulcrum pin Sil disposed between spaced i'lngers of a bifurcation 35 of an associated companion rearward link Sil. If therefore, the keyboard be depressed, the outer portions of the links of each pair move downwardly, but their inner slidably interconnected portions move upwardly, the spaced squared shafts during the downward displacement of the keyboard being partially rocked or rotated.

Downward displacement of the keyboard is liniited by reason of the inwardly turned flanges t carried by the rear wall 2E cooperating with the lower shoulders 3l of reentrant recess 3&3 in the spaced sides lo and lll of carriage i3.

Normally, the keyboard is held in a raised or elevated position as illustrated in Fig. 2. In this position, lip or flange 3B of the front wall 2? of the keyboard cooperates with shoulders do of the keyboard carriage to limit the upward displacement of the keyboard. Moreover, the spaced flanges 36 of the keyboard serve a similar purpose in that they cooperate with upper shoulders il of recess 38 in the spaced sides l@ and ll. Downward displacement of the keyboard in respect to the slidable carriage I3 is also limited by shoulders 3l cooperating with flanges 35.

A loop-shaped strap l2 is provided with inwardly turned end nanges t3 which are riveted to the marginal portions of the rear wall 23 of the keyboard such that the rear vertical wall 44 of the strap is free of and spaced from the rear vertical wall l5 of the carriage i3, the latter being a one-piece member which may be conveniently stamped out of sheet metal or the like, the rear wall l5 having its lower portion extending outwardly and laterally being pressed against the bottom wall lll to denne therewith a flange or rib l5 slidably guided in the channel or track formed` by the rearwardly disposed flange l2.

if the keyboard is depressed, the strap is moved bodily downwardly and hence rear wall lll of the strap strikes or actuates free leg il of the pivoted yoke i3 having its spaced parallel arm @d pivotally sustained on the fulcrurn pin 50 carried by the spaced vertical arm 5l and 52 of a U-sliaped bracket generally designated 53 having its lower horizontal portion 5t rigidly secured to the base lil.

Yoke it is a one-piece member having the forward portions 55 of the arms da brought together and appropriately secured to constitute the free leg fil which is actuated by the loop strap @2. If, therefore, the free leg IH is actuated by rear wall lil of the strap, the yoke it swings on its pivot lltl and hence the rear brace 56 thereof is elevated. The cam 'i'l oi brace 5t accordingly strikes against the irregularly shaped arm 58 carried by inverted U-shaped yoke 59 having its vertical spaced legs as til pivotally associated with vertical legs iii of a companion yoke 62 securely attached to the base plate le. More specifically, the legs of yoke are pivotally mounted on suitable fulcrum pins S3 projecting from the stationary yoke t2, the ends of the pins being appropriately upset to prevent lateral displacement of the upper swingable yoke 5s relative to the companion yoke G2.

As illustrated, a lower portion 6@ of the irregular shaped arm 5S is inclined and extends forwardly and upwardly, and the inclined part merges with a vertically disposed part 65 which terminates in a horizontally arranged flange 66 having a centrally disposed opening 6l through which the tiltable shaft trl extends.

Swingable yoke 69 is also provided with a perforated arm l@ adapted to slidably and vertically guide shaft til, the arm l@ being normally held in a horizontal position (see Fig. 2).

Ii it is assumed that cam 51 has struck inclined part 41 of the irregular arm 5B, the latter will be bodily and rearwardly displaced by reason of 'the fact that yoke 59 swings on the companion yoke (i2, and hence terminal t causes the upper portion of shaft 63 to swing rearwardly such that type wheel 'l2 is moved towards and against the rotatable platen 73, the lower portion of the shaft e8 shifting forwardly in the bifurcated terminal l5 of the pivoted shift key lever, generally denoted liti. In order words, when the keyboard is depressed, shaft 653 is caused to tilt and advance the type wheel to eifect the printing operation, the type wheel l2 being suitably keyed to shaft as to move in unison therewith.

Pursuant to the release of downward finger pressure on the part of the operator from a key, the keyboard automatically is elevated and the shaft 53 returns to its normal vertical position. To this end, a helicoidal spring H is utilized and has one end attached to the inclined part 64 of arm 58 and another end anchored to base l0. Spring lll normally urges inclined part 64 to swing inwardly after yoke 55 has been actuated, and pursuant to the removal of finger pressure from the keyboard. Downward displacement of arm 'I0 is limited by the vertical fixed post 'I9 which serves as a stop.

Selection of a particular character on the type wheel 'I2 is carried into effect by moving a selected portion of the keyboard towards a lingerpiece member or oscillatable stop broadly denoted that is, if for example, it is desired to print the letter h, finger pressure is applied to the key or boss identied by letter h, and the keyboard is bodily moved to the left.

If the keyboard be displaced in a rectilinear and horizontal direction, keyboard carriage I3 will be correspondingly shifted bodily, since the depending lianges I9 of carriage I3 are closely straddled by the depending flanges 24 and 25 of the keyboard, the carriage i3 being horizontally and slidably guided in the track or channel formed by flanges l2, together with the upper wall I of the support or spacer mounted on base I0.

The rear wall 45 of carriage I3 comprises a rack 3| having a plurality of vertically disposed spaced teeth 82 adapted to mesh with teeth of gear 83 keyed to shaft 08. Hence, if the keyboard is displaced horizontally, shaft 08 is rotated which in turn causes type wheel 'l2 to rotate, the type wheel being rotated to arrange the type as 85 for the letter h, in proper position before the platen, preparatory to printing, that is, if in the selection of a character to be printed, the nger of the operator has brought the key identified by the same character towards the nger piece member 80, and the finger of the operator has actuated the member 80, the proper selection or registration has been effected, namely, the selected type of the type wheel is in proper position with respect to the platen.

rIhe finger piece member 810 comprises a hollow inverted V-shaped body which has its upper contracted portion xedly mounted on the inclined shaft 85 comprising terminals appropriately journaled in the Xed standard 85 and depending wall 81 of the housing or casing 88. The diverging arm of the nger piece member includes inwardly curved terminals as 89 to present a smooth and curved surface to prevent cutting or injuring a linger of the operator coming in contact therewith.

Attached to the inner terminal of shaft 05, and bodily movable therewith, is a segmental plate 00 having a pair of spaced pins 92 and 03. As previously pointed out, to select a character on the type wheel, the keyboard must be laterally displaced. To accomplish this operation, the operator places a finger (shown in dotted lines in Figs. 4 and 5), on a selected key 26, and then moves the keyboard bodily towards the oscillatable stop 80. The finger strikes one of the diverged arms, shifting the latter, and consequently shaft S5 is rocked or partially rotated. The operator continues to displace the finger piece member in the same direction until the latter no longer can be displaced. At this time the selected character of the type wheel is in proper position for printing. Also at this time, pin 92 enters into a notch as 94 of an inclined rack 95 having a plurality of spaced registering teeth 5E, that is to say, pin 92 enters into a notch as S4 corresponding to the character selected, and becomes locked in the notch for the pin 92 falls into the bottom portion thereof. With a pin of segmental plate 90 locked in a notch, the carriage I3, of which rack 95 is a part, becomes locked, hence the selected type of the type wheel cannot be displaced, so long as finger pressure is continued on the selected key.

Having selected a particular character on the type wheel by operating a correspondingly identied key of the keyboard and having locked the keyboard, the latter may now be depressed upon the application of a downwardly directed pressure thereon to tilt the type wheel in order that the selected type thereof can cast an impression against the platen, that is, although the carriage I3 is locked, the keyboard may be moved downwardly relative thereto. Following the impression cast by the selected type, the keyboard is automatically elevated due to the release of spring 'Il which causes arm 58 to move forwardly and consequently yoke 458 is rocked. The forward .portion 41 of the yoke acts on strap 52, and the latter raises the keyboard 20. When the arm. 53 is retracted by spring TI, arm 'I0 and ilange 60 are also retracted, and hence shaft 68 is restored to its normal vertical position.

Where it is desired to print capital letters, either of the shift keys 90 may be depressed. If either be depressed, levers 'I5 are rocked on the fixed fulcrum rod |00, and extension |02 common to the levers is elevated or raised.

If extension |02 is raised, its terminal bifurcation I5 is also elevated. The arms |03 and |04 of the bifurcation 'I5 each include a pin or projection 'I4 slidably interposed between spaced annular flanges |05 and |100 of a collar |01 rigidly secured to shaft 68. Hence, if the extension |02 is raised by actuating a shift key lever, collar |07 is raised, and consequently, shaft 68 is bodily raised and slidably guided in bearing |57, thus causing the capital letter type as |08 to be disposed at a proper elevation preparatory to printing.

As the collar |07 moves upwardly, helicoidal spring |09 encircling shaft S8 is compressed and it is held compressed so long as finger pressure is applied toI a shift key lever. If this finger pressure be removed, spring |09 expands and consequently the collar and its shaft are bodily moved downwardly.

In other Words, the normal position of the type wheel relative to the platen is such that the type as 84 for small letters of the alphabet will selectively strike the platen after the keyboard is depressed and shaft 60 is not elevated before tilting. For printing large size letters, shaft 68 is elevated, b-ut its upward vertical displacement is limited by ring B9 fixedly connected thereto, ring S9 cooperating with fiasnge 66 of arm 58 for this purpose.

Suppose, for example, it is desired to print the large letter I-I. First the operator depresses a shift key lever, which causes the type wheel to be elevated. Subsequently, to select a corresponding large letter H on the type wheel the operator, in a manner as previously pointed out, moves the settable keyboard to the left until the boss identied by the letter H strikes the finger piece member 00. The keyboard is then depressed, causing the type wheel to swing against the platen.

Pursuant to each printing operation, the platen is advanced one step to the left. For this purpose, an irregularly shaped arm I I0 carried by yoke 59 is utilized to actuate a pivotally supported bellcrank lever associated with a track ||2 adapted to slidably guide the platen carriage I3 having a forwardly disposed rack or plurality of spaced teeth llt.

A leaf spring H5 has one end secured to the long arm il@ of bell crank lever lli, and has its free end removably disposed between a pair of teeth of rack lili. The body of spring H5 is curved and its free end is normally urged in a direction towards rack l lil. The helicoidal spring lll' has one end secured to the long arm lit and automatically urges the latter to swing to the left (see Fig. 1), and consequently arrange the free end of leaf spring M5 between a pair of teeth of rack lid thereby locking the platen carriage |53.

However, if the keyboard be depressed, the type wheel is swung towards the platen, that is, yoke 59 is actuated and hence, arm ll carried thereby is correspondingly displaced, namely its upper portion as lill thereof moves rearwardly, striking short arm i i9 oi the bell crank lever i l l It follows, therefore, that the latter swings bodily on its pivot pin 425, causing the long arm lis to move to the right. Consequently, leaf spring H5 iirst disengages the teeth of rack iifl and subsequently is withdrawn from opening ld of the platen carriage rack l is.

When nnger pressure is removed from the keyboard, spring Ti causes yoke 5d to retract automatically and hence arm lill is retracted. Also spring l il retracts long arm lili of the bell crank lever ill. Accordingly, leaf spring i i5 is retracted and the free end thereof falls into the notch between the next succeeding teeth of the rack, thus causing the platen carriage to be moved or urged by the curved spring lill automatically one step to the left. 1n other words, after each printing operation, the platen is moved or advanced one step.

lf, for example, the small letter a is to be printed, a finger of the operator is placed on the key or boss identied by capital letter A, and the keyboard is slidably moved to the right until the linger of the operator strikes and actuates the central finger piece member iid. Hence, the keyboard carriage is locked in a desired position. Also the type wheel is in a selected position. The keyboard is now depressed and the type wheel casts its proper impression against the platen.

After printing, however, the iinger pressure on the part of the operator is removed from the selected key of the keyboard, the latter raises automatically due to the operation or" spring 'il and subsequently, both the keyboard and carriage are automatically moved to their normal position, that is, centered, as illustrated in Fig. l. To restore the keyboard and its carriage to their normal central position afterA the keyboard has been slidably displaced, either to the right or left. two longitudinally disposed springs 22 and l2l are utilized. Spring E22 has its outer end fastened to side it of carriage i3, and its inner end is secured to the stationary guide pin i251 secured to wall i5 of the spacing support li. Pin ill is received in a longitudinally disposed guide slot IE5 or" the lower wall iii of the keyboard carriage I3, and consequently, guides the latter when laterally and bodily displaced, either to the right or to the left.

.Spring 23 has its inner end secured to the fixed pin lllii and its outer end to side il or the keyboard carriage i3. Normally, springs i22 and 23 are under initial tension and balanced, and the keyboard is centrally located relative to the fixed support ll.

If the keyboard be displaced, either to the left or right from its normal central position, springs 122 and l23 become unbalanced. When manual pressure is removed from the keyboard, and ii the latter be out of its central position, springs E22 and 23 are out of balance and the keyboard automatically returns to its normal position by reason of the selfbalancing action of springs 22 and 223.

Associated with the type wheel 'i2 is a pair of inking rollers i3d and itil freely and rotatably sustained by brackets as i322 carried by casing 88. Normally, the inking rollers are in contact with the type wheel, and if the latter is rotated, the rollers are also rotated, and consequently coat the type of the type wheel with a supply of ink as the type wheel is rotated.

The foregoing disclosure has been given by way of preference only for readily understanding the method and means employed in carrying out the principles of the invention, and While a certain embodiment has been particularly set forth and illustrated, it is to be understood that other modil iiications may be made within the scope of the, appended claims, the terms of which are ein-l ployed for the sake of clearness rather than by Way of limitation.

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a toy typewriter, the combination of, a platen, a type Wheel disposed in front of said platen, a bodily shiftable keyboard, means actuated upon lateral displacement of said keyboard for rotating said type wheel, and means for moving said type wheel against said platen upon downward displacement of said keyboard.

2. In a toy typewriter, the combination of, a platen, type carrying means disposed in front of said platen, a horizontally shiftable and vertically depressablckeyboard, means actuated upon lateral displacement of said keyboard for setting said type carrying means, and means for moving said settable type carrying means against said platen upon downward displacement of sai keyboard.

3. In a toy typewriter, the combination of, a platen, type carrying means, a bodily displaceable keyboard, means actuated upon lateral displacement of said keyboard for setting said type carrying means, and means upon removal of pressure from said keyboard for automatically retracting the latter.

4. In a toy typewriter, the combination of, a platen, type carrying means, a horizontally shiftable and vertically depressable keyboard, means actuated upon lateral displacement of said keyboard for setting said type carrying means, and means operable subsequent to the removal of pressure from said keyboard for automatically selfcentering the latter.

5. In a toy typewriter, the combination of, a platen, a slidable carriage, a bodily shiftable keyboard mounted on said carriage and operatively associated therewith, type carrying means operatively connected to said carriage, said keyboard being laterally shiftable in response to the application of a laterally directed pressure thereon, said carriage being bodily displaceable in response to laterally directed pressure on said keyboard for selectively setting said type carrying means in accordance with the displacement of said keyboard, and means independent of said keyboard to limit lateral displacement of the latter.

6. In a toy typewriter, the combination of, a platen, a shiftable carriage, a bodily shiftable keyboard operatively mounted on said carriage for bodily displacing the latter in accordance with the displacement of said keyboard, type carrying means, means in response to the displacing of said carriage for actuating said type carrying means for selectively setting the latter in accordance with the displacement of said keyboard, and stop means for limiting the displacement of said keyboard and for locking said carriage after said type wheel has been set in a selected position.

7. In a toy typewriter, the combination of, a platen, a bodily and horizontally shiftable carriage, a bodily and horizontally shiftable keyboard operatively mounted on said carriage and vertically displaceable relative thereto, type carrying means, means for laterally displacing said carriage in accordance with horizontal displacement of said keyboard, and means for setting said type carrying means in accordance with the displacement of said carriage.

8. In a toy typewriter, the combination of, a platen, a bodily shiftable carriage, a bodily shiftable keyboard operatively connected to said carriage and vertically depressable relative thereto, type carrying means, means for laterally displacing said carriage in accordance with horizontal displacement of said keyboard, means for setting said type carrying means in accordance with the displacement of said carriage, said keyboard being bodily depressable for moving said set type carrying means against said platen.

9. In a toy typewriter, the combination of, a bodily slidable carriage, a keyboard for laterally displacing said carriage, type carrying means settable in accordance with the displacement of said carriage, stop means for limiting the displacement of said keyboard, and means for locking said carriag-e pursuant to the operation of said stop means.

10. In a toy typewriter, the combination of, a platen, a bodily shiftable carriage, a keyboard bodily displaceable relative to said carriage and adapted to bodily displace the latter laterally in accordance with the horizontal displacement thereof, type carrying means operatively connected to said carriage and sett-able in accordance with horizontal displacement of the latter, means for limiting displacement of said keyboard, and means for locking said carriage pursuant to the operation of said limiting means for holding said type carrying means in a set position thereof, and means actuated upon manual displacement or" said keyboard relative to said carriage for moving said type carrying means against said platen.

l1. I'he toy typewriter according to claim l0, characterized in that the said'type carrying means is automatically retracted from said platen, and said keyboard is vertically elevated and automatically horizontally retracted upon removal of pressure from said keyboard.

12. In a toy typewriter, the combination of, a platen, type carrying means, a horizontally shiftable and vertically depressable keyboard having a plurality of spaced and indicia identified bosses, said bosses adapted upon application of linger pressure thereon to initially and laterally displace said keyboard for setting said type means to a predetermined position of selection, an oscillatable centrally disposed stop for limiting lateral displacement of said keyboard, means for locking the latter pursuant to the oscillation of said stop, and means actuated upon downward displacement of said key-board and pursuant to the setting of said type carrying means for moving the latter against said platen.

13. In a toy typewriter, the combination of,

a, platen, rotatable type carrying means having spaced small and large type, a bodily shitable keyboard laterally displaceable to set a selected portion of said carrying means in a predetermined position, and means for elevating said carrying means to dispose the large type of said selected portion in predetermined relation in respect to said platen, said keyboard being bodily depressable for moving said carrying means towards said platen to position said large type of said selected portion thereagainst.

le. In a toy typewriter, the combination or, a platen, rotatable and tiltable type carrying means, means for bodily elevating said carrying means relative to said platen, and a bodily shiftable keyboard laterally displaceable to set a selected portion of said carrying means in a predetermined position, said keyboard being depressable to tilt said carrying means and move said selected portion against said platen.

l5. In a toy typewriter, the combination of a platen member, a. type carrying member, a bodily shitable keyboard, means actuated by lateral displacement of said keyboard :for setting said type carrying member, and means for moving one of said members against the other upon downward displacement of said keyboard.

i6. In a toy typewriter, the combination of, a platen member, a type-carrying member, a horizontally shiitable and vertically depressable keyboard, means operativ-ely connecting the keyboard to said type-carrying member for causing setting of said type-carrying member by horizontal movement oi the keyboard, and movement of one oi said members into contact with the other member upon depression of the keyboard, an oscillatable stop extending over said keyboard, and locking means actuated by the stop for temporarily locking the keyboard against lateral displacement.

17. In a toy typewriter, a platen roller member, a type-carrying member, a horizontally shiftable and vertically depressable keyboard, and means operatively connecting the keyboard to the type-carrying member for causing setting of the latter upon lateral displacement of the keyboard, and movement of one of said members into contact with the other upon depression of said keyboard.

18. In a toy typewriter, a platen roller member, a type-carrying member, a horizontally shiftable and vertically depressable keyboard, means operatively connecting the keyboard to the typecarrying member for causing setting of the latter upon lateral displacement of the keyboard, and movement oi one of said members into contact with the other upon depression of said keyboard, and automatic means for retracting said keyboard.

19. In a typewriter, the combination of, a platen roller member, a type wheel member, a horizontally shiftable and vertically depressable dummy keyboard having key characters thereon, means actuated upon lateral displacement of said keyboard for rotating said type wheel member, and means for moving one of said members into contact with the other upon downward displacement of said keyboard.

20. In a typewriter, the combination of, a platen roller member, a type wheel member, a horizontally shiftable and vertically depressable dummy keyboard having key characters thereon, means actuated upon lateral displacement of said keyboard for rotating said type wheel member,

means for moving one of said members into contact with the other upon downward displacement of said keyboard, a shiftable stop member extending ovei` said keyboard and adapted to be actuated by a nger of the operator upon lateral displacement of the keyboard, and means actuated by the stop member for temporarily locking the keyboard against lateral displacement.

21. In a typewriter, the combination of, a plat- 10 en roller member, a type wheel member, a hori- Zontally shiftable and vertically depressable dummy keyboard having key characters, means actuated upon lateral displacement of said keyboard for rotating said type wheel member, means for moving one of said members into contact with the other upon downward displacement of said keyboard, a shift key, and means actuated by the shift key for axially moving the type wheel member.

HARRY BATES. 

